The Getting of Wisdom (1980)Stream and Watch Online

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Released August 3rd, 1980, 'The Getting of Wisdom' stars Susannah Fowle, Hilary Ryan, Terence Donovan, Patricia Kennedy The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 55 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 15 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne The film is about a young girl Laura TweedleRambotham who grew up in the outback and at around the age of 14 is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious womens private college in Melbourne the Presbyterian Ladies College"

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